If you are a bit of a do-it-yourself you will enjoy the website of Amcan Travel, which has offices in Seattle and San Francisco. Although their main expertise is China, they can assist you with complete trips or just travel components around the world.
If you don’t want to pre plan much of your trip you can call or email Amcan to pick up such things as air tickets, rail passes and individual train tickets, and travel insurance so that you know you will be covered if there is an emergency here or at home. And Amcan will assist you with hotels that are within your budget, too.
As China experts, they conduct a number of itineraries such as samplers and first-timers visits, Yangtze River cruises, and other trips that will show you regions of China in greater depth. For example, the China Minority Regions tour will take you to the southwest of the country where there are over 50 minority nationalities, each with their own customs, traditions, cuisine and handicrafts. This is truly an area that can be called a “melting pot.” There is also a Panda Tour, where you will spend some time in the preserve observing the black and white creatures that steal so many hearts.
Asia beyond China is represented as well, with tours to Mongolia, Bhutan, Tibet and more.
Cruises and custom tours to all corners of the world are available through Amcan as well.
There are a number of great tips on their site including resources on trip planning such as great guide books, where to purchase maps, and an informative site for discovering climate trends around the world, giving you such facts as rainfall amounts through the year, as well as average temperatures—don’t pack too much because you don’t know the climate!
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